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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/227 
19 May 2011 
 (11-2535) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganad ería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación, SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, 
Fisheries and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fat, liver, muscle and kidneys of poultry, cattle, goats, cervids, horses, sheep 
and swine.  Toxic residues.  Maximum permissible limits and sampling procedures. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Modificación a la Norma Oficial Mexicana 
NOM-004-ZOO-1994, Grasa, hígado, músculo y riñón en aves, bovinos, caprinos, 
cérvidos, equinos, ovinos y porcinos.  Residuos tóxicos .  Límites máximos permisibles y 
procedimientos de muestreo  (Draft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-004-ZOO-1994 "Fat, liver, muscle and kidneys of poultry, cattle, goats, cervids, horses, sheep and swine.  Toxic residues.  Maximum permissible limits and sampling procedures")  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  30 
Text available in Spanish at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/MEX/11_1615_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout 
national territory and establishes the maximum pe rmissible limits for toxic residues in food 
of animal origin. 
This Mexican Official Standard is applicab le both to establishments controlled by the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food and to establishments authorized to export to Mexico. 
The notified Standard will enable the Minist ry to monitor and control toxic residues and 
contaminants in food of animal origin in  accordance with Codex Alimentarius Volume 3 
(1994):  Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, 2nd Edition. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests. G/SPS/N/MEX/227 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Mexican 
Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of 12 May 2011. 
Text available at:  http://dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=2011&month=05&day=12  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  11 July 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Protección Zoosanitaria 
Avenida Cuauhtémoc número 1230, piso 9 
Colonia Santa Cruz Atoyac, Delegación Benito Juárez 
Código postal 03310, México, D.F. E-mail:  vargas@senasica.gob.mx 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección General de Normas 
Secretaría de Economía Tel.: +(52 55) 5729-9100, Ext. 43220 
Fax: +(52 55) 5520-9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/swb/es/economia/p_Catalogo_Mexicano_Normas